GARNER, Annie Marie

Copper Basin News Hayden, Az. 7 Dec. 2011 Annie Marie Garner, 85, passed away Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011. She was born on her dad’s birthday at Butner, Oklahoma to parents A.A. Haning and Nellie Edna Butler. She was raised on a farm. The family was poor but she didn’t know how poor until after she was grown. Marie was valedictorian of her eighth grade class. She married Luther R. Garner in 1942 and together they raised six children. In the 1960s, they lived in Dudleyville. At the time, Marie wrote for the local newspaper, The Copper Basin News. The couple was very happy and loved the Lord with all their hearts. In 1976, after Luther passed away, Marie threw herself into religion. After much studying, she became an ordained minister, opening her New Beginnings Church in Winkelman. Marie has written many religious songs and poems and touched so many lives. Everyone who knew her will remember her as loving the Lord a great deal and being sharp as a tack. She loved to read and work crosswords. She had a wonderful sense of humor and even until the end, she was a wise crack. The Lord has taken this earth angel home to be by his side. She earned her crown of jewels and a seat by God’s throne. She leaves behind children, Ronnie (Barb) Garner of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Lou Ann Griffith, Nora (David) Kelly and Shelly Fisher, all of Oracle; 14 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Luther; sons, Freddie and Andy; grandson, Adam; and great-grandson, Elias. Services and interment will be held Saturday, Dec. 10, at 2 p.m. at the Dudleyville Cemetery. December 28, 1925 – December 3, 2011